# Rotary Agency Jokes API

> Rotary Agency Jokes API is a paid API for AI agents from rotaryagency.uk, paid per call via x402, $0.002/call, status down (last checked 2026-10-25).

Returns a random joke or jokes in structured JSON format via a free-source data API

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://rotaryagency.uk/api/free/jokes?utm_source=zero.xyz
- Price: $0.002/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: down
- Last checked: 2026-10-25
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/rotary-agency-jokes-api-8275bb2e
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_93z15a7afxq_qUqFfcMcI

Status and success rate cover calls made through Zero and Zero's own probes. Third-party monitors may report differently.

## How to call it through Zero

Zero handles the 402 payment challenge and records the run. With the Zero CLI installed (`npm i -g @zeroxyz/cli`):

```sh
zero fetch --capability rotary-agency-jokes-api-8275bb2e
```

Example prompt: Tell me a random joke using the Rotary Agency jokes endpoint — just fetch one and read it back to me.

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need a quick, cheap ($0.002/call) programmatic source of joke content without needing to set up your own joke database or proxy. It is best suited for agents that need lightweight, on-demand humorous content delivery with micropayment-based access control via x402. Prefer alternatives if you need curated, safe-for-work, categorized, or filtered joke content with strong schema guarantees.

## Known failure modes

- HTTP 402 Payment Required if USDC micropayment not attached
- Malformed or missing JSON response if upstream data source is unavailable
- Rate limiting or timeout if the service is under load
- Joke content may vary in quality or appropriateness as it is free-source aggregated data
- Response schema may vary across calls since example schema indicates endpoint-specific variation

## How this service works

Free-source data APIs (100% margin, no proxy, $0.002/call): ...

## Output

A structured JSON object containing joke content — typically including a setup and punchline or a single joke body, along with any available metadata such as category or ID, depending on the endpoint's current data.

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "json",
 "example": {
  "varies": "endpoint-specific structured JSON"
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/rotary-agency-jokes-api-8275bb2e/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from rotaryagency.uk](https://www.zero.xyz/host/rotaryagency.uk/llms.txt)